Improvement in clasps for ladies  dress-supporters



E. A. BLISS.

Clasps for Ladies Dress Supporters.

No. 167,428. Patented S ept. 7.1875.

I VENTOR:

ATTORNEYS.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFIGE.

EGERTON A. BLISS, OF JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY.

IMPROVEMENT IN CLASPS FOR LADIES DRESS-SUPPORTERS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 167,428, dated September 7, 1875; application filed April 10, 1875.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EGERTON A. BLIss, of Jersey City, in the county of Hudson and State of New Jersey, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Ladies Dress-Supporter, of which the following is a specifica tion:

Figure 1 of drawing is a front elevation, and Fig. 2 a detail view, of clasp with the chain and hook.

A represents the hook that fastens in the ladys girdle; B, the chain, pendent therefrom, and 0 my improved clasp. The latter is 'made of a doubled Wire, having arms 0 0 that proceed from the ring in which the chain is held, are held at their crossing by a band, 0 and then turned inwardly to form reversed hooks EGER'ION A. BLISS.

Witnesses:

PAUL GoEPEL, T. B. MOSHER. 

